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Europe
Death Toll Rises to Four in Red Sea Houthi Ship Attack: EU Naval Force
Four crew members of a cargo ship attacked and sunk by Yemeni rebels earlier this week are presumed dead, an EU naval force said Friday, with search operations ongoing in the Red Sea.
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Air
US Approves $2.6B HH-60W Helicopter Sale to Norway
The US has announced the approval of a $2.6 billion sale of HH-60W combat rescue helicopters and related equipment to Norway, a NATO ally that borders Russia.
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Air
More Than 20 Civilians Killed in Myanmar Air Strike on Monastery: Witnesses
More than 20 civilians, including children, were killed after a recent air strike on a monastery in central Myanmar, an anti-junta fighter and a resident said.
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Europe
Russia Intercepts 155 Ukrainian Drones Overnight: Defense Ministry
Russian air defense systems intercepted 155 Ukrainian drones in an overnight barrage, the defense ministry said Friday, with local officials saying at least two people were killed by drones.
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Europe
Kurdish PKK Fighters to Begin Disarming at Key Ceremony
PKK fighters were to begin laying down their weapons at a ceremony in Iraqi Kurdistan Friday, two months after the Kurdish rebels ended their decades-long armed struggle against the Turkish state.
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Americas
Russia and US Hold ‘Frank’ Talks on Ukraine War
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and US top diplomat Marco Rubio held "frank" talks on the Ukraine war during a meeting Thursday, both sides said, as Washington hit out at Moscow's lack of "flexibility."
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Africa
Nigerian Troops Kill 150 ‘Bandits’ in Ambush, Air Strikes
Nigerian soldiers killed at least 150 members of a criminal gang in an ambush in northwestern Kebbi state this week, a local official said Thursday.
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Americas
Pentagon Takes Stake in US Rare Earth Company
A US rare earth company announced Thursday an agreement with the Pentagon granting the government a stake in the venture in exchange for billions of dollars to finance additional manufacturing.
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Middle East
Israel PM Sets Out Red Lines for Lasting End to War in Gaza
Israel is ready to negotiate a lasting deal with Hamas to end the Gaza war when a temporary halt to hostilities begins, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday.
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Africa
DR Congo, M23 Rebels in Qatar for Talks on Broader Truce: Diplomat
Negotiators from the Democratic Republic of Congo and the M23 armed group were in Qatar Wednesday for talks on a broader truce, a diplomat with knowledge of the talks told AFP.
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